Administrator in Training (AIT)
About The Position
Champion Care’s Administrator in Training (AIT) Executive Leadership Development Program prepares emerging leaders to operate and lead a skilled nursing facility. Participants learn business and financial operations, workforce management, executive leadership, healthcare operations, and growth strategy while training alongside experienced Nursing Home Administrators and operational leaders. This is a full-time, multi-facility field development position in the Mobile Bay region, with regular travel among facilities serving Mobile, Fairhope, and Grand Bay, including Camellia, Altera, and Greenway. After licensure, candidates must be willing to relocate anywhere in Alabama to be considered for an available permanent Nursing Home Administrator opportunity. Advancement requires successful training, licensure, selection, and an available opening; no particular placement or compensation level is guaranteed. The AIT salary is $70,000 annually. Most permanent Nursing Home Administrator opportunities start at $100,000 or more annually, depending on location, facility size, and responsibilities. Licensed NHAs leading their own skilled nursing facility may be eligible for Champion Care’s profit-sharing program, subject to applicable terms; AIT participants are not eligible. Applicants must be eligible for the Alabama Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators-approved training and licensure pathway. The educational preferences in the posting do not replace state licensing requirements.
Requirements
- Must be eligible for the Alabama Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators-approved training and licensure pathway.
- Ability to lead teams, interpret financial and operating results, solve problems, and take accountability for outcomes.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, strong communication skills, sound judgment, and genuine commitment to employees and resident care.
- Willingness to travel regularly across Mobile Bay area facilities.
- After licensure, willingness to relocate anywhere in Alabama for consideration for an available permanent Nursing Home Administrator opportunity.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, finance, accounting, operations management, or a related discipline preferred.
- MBA, MHA, or another relevant master’s degree highly desirable.
- Experience as a business operator, general manager, department leader, multi-unit manager, entrepreneur, or healthcare leader preferred.
- Previous skilled nursing experience is welcome but is not required when state licensure eligibility requirements are met.
Responsibilities
- Learn to read profit and loss statements, analyze budgets and key performance indicators, understand reimbursement and payer mix, and make informed operating decisions.
- Evaluate staffing, scheduling, overtime, agency utilization, labor productivity, recruitment, and retention.
- Coach department leaders, build engaged teams, create accountability, manage performance, and develop a positive workplace culture.
- Learn skilled nursing facility operations, resident experience, quality assurance, survey readiness, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with clinical leaders.
- Learn about admissions, census, occupancy, referral development, and practical business improvement initiatives.
- Travel regularly among facilities across the Mobile Bay region.
- Complete training and pursue licensure for consideration for available permanent Nursing Home Administrator opportunities.
Benefits
- Licensed Nursing Home Administrators who lead their own skilled nursing facility may be eligible for Champion Care’s profit-sharing program, subject to applicable program terms. Profit sharing is not available to AIT participants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
